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What you'll learn

  • Entrepreneurship opportunities arise out of necessity, being driven to solve a real need or a social problem.

  • Emerging markets offer huge opportunities for disruptive innovation.

  • Adopting design thinking methodologies encourages a focus on user-centric products and services.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Starting a small business can be very rewarding. This course starts by asking “What is entrepreneurship?” to then begin applying commonly used business planning tools, such as design thinking and business model canvas. Design thinking is a methodology that encourages startups to focus on user-centric products and services. Topics like regulation, intellectual property, funding, and growth are covered as they relate to building startups.

Many of the entrepreneurship opportunities and especially those in emerging markets arise out of necessity, driven to solve a real need or a social problem. Thus emerging markets are often seen as offering huge opportunities for disruptive innovation. Entrepreneurship has contributed to economic growth and has been able to respond to social problems, helping some communities prosper. With the rise of fintech, financial solutions using technologies such as the cloud, blockchain, and machine learning have bypassed or partnered with established financial institutions to serve new markets. We invited some really interesting people in various stages of building their startups to explain their business development. We will be talking with Zlto (a digital currency), Yoco (mobile payments), Proof of Steak (alternative asset investment), and Kuba (a digital ‘middleman’ for small businesses) to name a few. As we will learn, there is no such thing as being ‘ready’ or, choosing the ‘perfect time’ to become an entrepreneur. You are already one, so let’s take the next steps on your entrepreneurial journey by joining your peers around the world on this course. This course is for everyone anywhere, not only those inspired by fintech in emerging markets.

Welcome to week 1 of building fintech startups! We begin with the basics by discussing: What is entrepreneurship? What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? What is an emerging market? Then we discuss the typical stages of a startup. To make this more practical, we also introduce you to real fintech startups and their journeys that will help you on your journey. Don’t worry if you don’t have a fintech background, this course is for anyone and everyone interested in entrepreneurship.

What's included

16 videos7 readings5 assignments2 discussion prompts3 plugins

16 videos•Total 84 minutes
  • Course Trailer: Building Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets•3 minutes
  • Course Overview•8 minutes
  • Introduction to Week 1•5 minutes
  • What is Entrepreneurship?•8 minutes
  • Entrepreneurship vs Startup•4 minutes
  • Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets•7 minutes
  • Where Do Ideas Come From?•5 minutes
  • Phases of a Startup: Seed to Early Stage Startup•5 minutes
  • Phases of a Startup: Growth to Maturity or Exit•3 minutes
  • How Did Yoco Start?•7 minutes
  • What Was the Evolution of Yoco?•3 minutes
  • How Did Zlto Start?•5 minutes
  • Creating a Startup in an Emerging Market•5 minutes
  • How did Kuba start?•5 minutes
  • Creating a Startup in an Emerging Market•6 minutes
  • What Does a Normal Wednedsay Look Like?•5 minutes
7 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • How This Course Works•5 minutes
  • Meet the Presenters•5 minutes
  • Meet Proof of Steak: An Agricultural Blockchain-Based Startup |Case Study•10 minutes
  • The Yoco Case Study•10 minutes
  • The Zlto case study•10 minutes
  • The Kuba Case Study•10 minutes
  • Week 1 Resources•10 minutes
5 assignments•Total 84 minutes
  • Week 1: Foundations of Entrepreneurship•20 minutes
  • Myth or Fact? - Mythbusting Entrepreneurship•8 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Demystifying Entrepreneurship•14 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Phases of a Startup•30 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Entrepreneurship Case Studies•12 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
  • Introduce Yourself•10 minutes
  • What Is Next on Your Entrepreneurial Journey?•10 minutes
3 plugins•Total 6 minutes
  • What is Yoco?•1 minute
  • What is Zlto?•1 minute
  • What is Kuba?•4 minutes

Welcome to week 2! We’re glad you’ve continued your entrepreneurial journey. This week gets into ideation and the design thinking process. We respond to questions on: How do people tackle their problems and find solutions? What tools can we use to figure this out? Rael, Kungela and Sarah-Anne share their insights and experiences. You will also hear from Jacques (Kuba), Allan (Zlto) and Katlego (Yoco) speaking about their products and how they learnt to keep the customers in mind.

What's included

17 videos3 readings4 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

17 videos•Total 87 minutes
  • Introduction to Week 2•5 minutes
  • People, Process and Place•7 minutes
  • Design Thinking Mindset•5 minutes
  • Problem Finding•6 minutes
  • Problem Solving•5 minutes
  • Design Thinking, Lean and Agile•5 minutes
  • Design Thinking Tools and Methods•7 minutes
  • Proof of Steak: Lean-startup and Design Thinking Approach•6 minutes
  • Types of Innovation•3 minutes
  • Business Planning Tools•5 minutes
  • Business Model Canvas•4 minutes
  • What makes a good business plan?•8 minutes
  • Designing for Yoco’s customers•5 minutes
  • Yoco’s business planning•3 minutes
  • Zlto’s Design Thinking Processes•5 minutes
  • Zlto's Business Planning•1 minute
  • Kuba's Design Thinking and Business Planning Approaches•6 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Proof of Steak: Business Model Canvas•10 minutes
  • Week 2 Resources•10 minutes
  • Heads Up: Preparing for Your Week 4 Course Assignment•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 110 minutes
  • Week 2: Prestartup Phase•20 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Design Thinking•30 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Business Planning•30 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Prestartup Case Studies•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Experiences of a startup•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • What Did You Learn This Week?•10 minutes

You’ve reached week 3 when we will see how startups are built. Congratulations for keeping going! This week we look at the legal foundations, regulatory environment and startup funding. These questions can have significant consequences for a startup: How to ensure you’re complying with your countries laws? Do you understand the implications of giving equity away? You’ll hear from experts and entrepreneurs as to how they approached these questions. From our case studies, we share some practical experiences and considerations.

What's included

18 videos2 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts

18 videos•Total 112 minutes
  • Introduction to Week 3•3 minutes
  • Disrupting and Innovating Financial Services•6 minutes
  • Why Do Startups Need Regulation?•8 minutes
  • The Emerging Landscape of Fintech Regulation•9 minutes
  • Navigating Existing Fintech Regulation•7 minutes
  • Setting up the Legal Structures of Your Startup•7 minutes
  • How Do We Regulate Technology?•10 minutes
  • The Legal Side of Funding•7 minutes
  • Does Your Startup Need Money?•3 minutes
  • Funding Rounds•6 minutes
  • Funding Types•6 minutes
  • What is Venture Capital? - Newtown Partners•7 minutes
  • Yoco's Legal Considerations•9 minutes
  • Yoco's Funding•8 minutes
  • Zlto's Legal Considerations•2 minutes
  • Zlto's Funding•3 minutes
  • Kuba's Legal Considerations•3 minutes
  • Kuba's Funding•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 23 minutes
  • Meet Aerobotics - A Drone Agricultural Disease Monitoring System | Case Study•13 minutes
  • Week 3 Resources•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 80 minutes
  • Week 3: Startup Phase•20 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Regulation and Legal Considerations•30 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Funding•0 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Startup Case Studies•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
  • Regulation in Your Context•10 minutes
  • What Did You Learn This Week?•10 minutes

You’re in the final stretch. Congratulations on reaching week 4 which is about support opportunities for entrepreneurs. To start, we'll introduce you to the types of support entrepreneurs need to be successful and grow. In the Peer Review assignment, you will need to ask an entrepreneur about their journey creating a startup. To interview someone it’s best to check the assignment ahead of time in order to have enough opportunity to complete this task. We also have a few bonus case studies (Aerobotics and Custos) who we interviewed about their journeys growing startups.

What's included

18 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts

18 videos•Total 99 minutes
  • Introduction to week 4•2 minutes
  • Getting support to grow•2 minutes
  • Mentorship for Startups•5 minutes
  • Co-working spaces for Startups•3 minutes
  • Rise Africa - a fintech coworking space•13 minutes
  • Networking for Startups•4 minutes
  • Emotional Support for Startups•2 minutes
  • Learning and Development for Startups•3 minutes
  • Advisory Services for startups•2 minutes
  • What Skills Do You Need to Be an Entrepreneur?•6 minutes
  • Advice on Entrepreneurship•6 minutes
  • Andrew Bailey Gives Advice for Startups•8 minutes
  • Camilla Swart Gives Advice for Startups•10 minutes
  • How is Yoco scaling?•6 minutes
  • How is Zlto scaling?•3 minutes
  • How is Kuba scaling?•3 minutes
  • Custos media technologies' startup journey | Case study•8 minutes
  • Luno's startup journey | Case study•12 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • Week 4 Resources•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 36 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Support Your Startup for Growth•30 minutes
  • Practice Quiz: Scale Case Studies•6 minutes
1 peer review•Total 150 minutes
  • Interview an Entrepreneur•150 minutes
3 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
  • Find a Support System in Your Context•10 minutes
  • Reflecting on the Peer Review•10 minutes
  • Your Journey Ahead•10 minutes

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